Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Vista Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vista Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vista Center

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Vista Center:
  • 40.159280, -74.317925
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Vista Center

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Ocean County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ocean County
  • Since Vista Center is near Monmouth County and also Middlesex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Middlesex County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Vista Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vista Center ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bergerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bergerville is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergerville
• Elton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elton is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
• Francis Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Francis Mills is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Mills
• Georgia
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgia is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
• Harmony
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harmony is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lake Club
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Club is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Club
• Land of Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Land of Pines is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Pines
• Leesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leesville is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
• Maryland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Maryland is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland
• Pleasant Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Ocean County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Sweetman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweetman is located in Monmouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetman

How Far From Vista Center to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Vista Center to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Vista Center and extending to:

• Toms River, which is the Seat of Ocean County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vista Center to Toms River, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 23 miles [37 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,729 miles [9,219.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,311 miles [6,937.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'